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The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla.  The portal...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new Ezine system to boost member marketing. Agents will be able to create digital...

A luxury real estate broker and presenter for house prize draw competition Omaze is joining premium agency brand By Design, operating in...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

Last year was not one for the faint hearted. Now, at last, the market appears to be experiencing a gradual uptick. Recent...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

A quarter of sellers have been gazundered in the past 12 months, research has revealed. Analysis by quick-buy firm Open Property Group,...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Leaks and water-based issues are more likely in rental properties than any other type of emergency, according to data we gathered...

"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...

Everyone’s a pundit these days, aren’t they? And January is pundit season – when a New Year starts, out come the...

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

Quick buy firm Upstix has appointed a head of growth to take charge of boosting acquisitions, enhancing the firm's visibility and...

When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

The winners of the AllAgents Customer Experience Awards have been revealed. A ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow last week...

Visits to Rightmove have fallen by 18% in the past year as high mortgage rates hit the national market from the...

Reservation agreement provider Gazeal has partnered with Optimus, Landmark’s panel of conveyancers to offer its services as an option for home...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

Sellers are still being lowballed by their buyer having previously accepted a higher offer, research suggests. A survey of more than 1,000...

Rachel Maclean has been sacked as housing minister as part of today's Cabinet reshuffle. Maclean had replaced Lucy Frazer as housing minister...

Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...

Estate agency insolvencies have increased by 11% over the past 12 months, research suggests. Analysis by audit and accountancy firm Mazars found...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...

By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has opened a new residential lettings and sales office in Knightsbridge.   The luxury listings agent said...

Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...

The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has expandede its international presence.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices has expanded further...

A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up  their energy efficiency and will use them...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Agency reviews platform allAgents.co.uk has named Martin Roberts as the host of this year's highly anticipated 2023 Annual Customer Experience Awards...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

Industry partner Jerry Lyons is launching a new network to support independent ethical estate agencies. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) aims to...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Two directors of Spicerhaart are set to take over as joint chief executive of the independent agency brand. It comes as its...

If we turn the clock back only twenty years, the concept of managing our lives from a handheld device was within...

There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

An improvement is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as ‘an occasion when something gets better or when you make it better’. ...

The majority of UK property professionals are confident that their job will not be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). A survey by...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government if media speculation...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

A popular estate agency is set to close after well over half a century in business. T Patterson Stewart Auctioneers and Estate Agency...

Almost half of home buyers would pay a premium for more energy efficient properties, research suggests. Analysis by Barclays found 47% of...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Interest rates could peak at 6.5%, an economist has warned, but it will take a while to hit the housing market. Azad...

Well as week’s come and go, this one’s been a bit of a downer but it is always worth remembering that...

Spicerhaart has celebrated the achievements and contributions of its teams at its highly anticipated annual Elevate Awards ceremony. Among the highlights of the...

ValPal has announced an advanced AI technology tool designed to help agents generate property profiles in a snap. With ValPal AI, property...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group (HBSG) has launched the latest version of the Property Data Trust Framework following live...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Agency brands including Hamptons and Savills as well as property developer London Square have sponsored gardens at this week’s Chelsea Flower...

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has fallen out of the 2023 Sunday Times Rich List while Foxtons supremo Jon Hunt has seen...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

Agency reviews website allAgents has revealed the venue for its highly anticipated 2023 UK Customer Experience Awards. This year's event will be...

The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed plans to hold a summer celebration event and awards function as it marks its...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

From Google to Uber, convenience is embedded into contemporary culture. As a society, we’re propelled by on-demand living, with instant solutions for...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

OnTheMarket’s longstanding head of marketing has left the portal. Patsy Walton was head of marketing at OnTheMarket since 2014, meaning she has...

Agents are being reminded to conduct health and safety checks on their listings as well as in the office. This is according...

The RICS Residential Survey Report for March caused a bit of a stir this week – despite the fact that it...

A regional estate agent has expanded its presence in East Sussex with a new acquisition. Neil Newstead, founder and chief executive of...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...

A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...

I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...

Estate agents are entering a ‘rocky period,’ an accountancy firm has warned, as research shows insolvencies in the sector are on...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Almost a third of UK home sellers are being gazundered by their buyers, many of whom are seeing their potential buyer...

From the 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into effect for multi-occupied residential buildings. This is what...

A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...

Agents may like to market properties as “unique” and “exclusive” but an agency and auction brand may have a decent excuse...

By the Co-founders of Freehold; David Mann MBE, Partner at Tuffin Ferraby Taylor and Saleem Fazal MBE, Real Estate Partner at...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Lucy Frazer became the 13th Housing Minister to leave the role in the past decade yesterday after she was promoted to...

Lucy Frazer has been promoted from Housing Minister to Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in Rishi Sunak’s latest...

There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...

Industry leaders have hit back at a suggestion that agents should do more door-knocking to win business. Speaking in the latest video...

The UK Sotheby’s property business has been acquired by the brand’s Dubai arm. Its former owner Robin Paterson has sold UK Sotheby’s...

Some top tips for saving for a deposit If you’re a first-time buyer - or even if you’re taking the next step...